Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski scored two goals each as Bayern Munich ran out 5-1 winners against Benfica at Allianz Arena.

Bayern Munich qualified for the Champions League knockout stage and relieved the pressure on boss Nico Kovac with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Benfica at Allianz Arena.

The German champions are fifth in the Bundesliga after a mixed run of results but two goals each from Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski put Bayern on their way to their biggest winning margin of the season, rendering Gedson Fernandes' strike nothing more than a consolation as the visitors tumbled out of the competition.

Franck Ribery scored the fifth but it was the nature of Bayern's performance that will have pleased Kovac more than the result, his side playing some of their most incisive attacking football of the season, albeit against a porous Benfica defence.

The victory leaves the Bavarians free to focus on reviving their domestic hopes as their final group game against fellow Group E qualifiers Ajax will have no bearing on their progression.